The aim of the course is to provide the informative and conceptual bases that allow to frame the social policies in their modern historical evolution and to decode the meaning and the orientations of the interventions that can be carried out in the field of social protection.
At the end of the course the student:
- knows the aims of modern social policies and their historical evolution and is able to place today's guidelines for social protection within the framework of welfare regime types;
- is able to appropriately place the sectoral interventions of social protection in the scenario of contemporary social policies;
- has a conceptual and terminological heritage suitable for discussing the main themes of the social policy in an appropriate manner.
teacher profile teaching materials
- Saraceno C., Il welfare, Roma Carocci, 2014
Programme
The course analyzes the concepts that govern the construction and organization of social protection systems, of which the historical excursus and models are described. The ways in which social change and the transformation of needs affect the structure of social policies and the framework of the actors of the social protection system are then addressed. The social protection sector policies (social security, welfare, assistance and social services) are also described.Core Documentation
- Ferrera M., Le politiche sociali, Bologna, Il Mulino, 2019- Saraceno C., Il welfare, Roma Carocci, 2014
Reference Bibliography
.Type of delivery of the course
The course is held with lectures. During the lectures slides are used. This material is made available to students on the e-learning platform of the Department (formonline.uniroma3.it).Attendance
Class attendance is optional even if strongly recommended.Type of evaluation
The exam is done in written and oral form. The written test consists in quiz and open-ended questions. The evaluation of the test will be carried out taking into account the appropriateness and completeness of the answers provided. In the days following the written test the teacher publishes the results on the bulletin board, indicating the students who have passed it and are therefore called for the oral exam. The oral exam consists of the discussion of the written test and the formulation of further questions and takes place on one of the following days. To facilitate the preparation of the exam, a list of possible questions is made available on the teacher's electronic bulletin board. ATTENTION: given the particular situation connected to the coronavirus emergency, the examination methods may be different from the ordinary ones explained above. For updated information in this regard, it is advisable to periodically check the teaching notice board on the FormOnLine platform or to contact the teacher.